Category Archives: Val Dieu
#216 – Val-Dieu Triple
Size: 330 ml ABV: 9 % The Brasserie de L’Abbaye du Val-Dieu is in actual fact the only non-Trappist brewing Abbey in Belgium. I won’t go into the history of the Abbey as I covered that when christening the Val-Dieu … Continue reading →
Filed under 7, Abbey Beer, Abbey Tripel, Val Dieu
Tagged as Aubel, Belgian beer, Brasserie, Cistercian, Trappist, Tripel, Val Dieu, Witkap Pater
#171 – La Ploquette
Size: 330 ml ABV: 7.5 % This is an important beer for the town of Verviers as it purveys the rich history of the flourishing wool industry here. Although the beer is now brewed at the nearby Val Dieu, it … Continue reading →
Filed under 7, Belgian Strong Ale, Val Dieu
Tagged as Annevoie, beer, Belgian, Bradford, Louis-Pierre, Marchand, Merchant, Monchengladbach, Parcours des Fontaines, Ploquette, Roubaix, Ruwet, soft gold, Val Dieu, Verviers, Vesdres, Ville d'eau, Wagelmans, wool
#127 – Val Dieu Biere du Noel
Size: 330 ml ABV: 7 % There was a time when I seemed to drink an endless swathe of Abbey beers, but its been a while since I was able to talk purely about an Abbey. In fact the Abbaye … Continue reading →
Filed under 6, Abbey Beer, Belgian Strong Ale, Christmas Beer, Val Dieu
Tagged as Abbaye, Abbey, Aubel, Aulne, beer, Belgian, Bornem, Christmas, Cistercian, Duchy, Eighty Years War, French Revolution, Jean Dubois, Limburg, Louis XIV, Maastricht, monks, Val Dieu, Valley of God
